NEW VARIANT

THE European Medicines Agency (EMA) has warned about a spike of a new Covid-19 subvariant known as BA.5.

Increased cases have been reported across the country including the Valencian Community, but the EMA has described the subvariant as ‘highly contagious but not lethal’ as most vulnerable people received vaccine boosters last winter.

The Valencia region has boosted purchases of antigen tests three-fold over the last fortnight as consumer demand has risen, but nowhere close to the levels of a year ago when four million test kits were sold in Spain.

ter per day backed up by eating healthier foods like cereals, fruit, and vegetables. He also suggests reducing the consumption of butter, sausages, preserves, soups, dehydrated creams, cheeses and ham, as well as avoiding adding extra salt to meals.